In the EU the buildings accounts for 40% of energy consumption, offering room for improvement. In this context the EC has passed the Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD), which main aim is to give energy transparency ...

Many anthropogenic noise sources are nowadays contributing to the general noise budget of the oceans. The extent to which sound in the sea impacts and affects marine life is a topic of considerable current interest both ...

Purpose: This research is motivated by the developments in the debates in the literature aboutaddressing the 17 SDGs promoted by the UN, particularly the urgent calls for green innovation andwomen’s empowerment. This study ...

n the era of big data, the availability of massive amounts of information makes privacy protection more necessary than ever. Among a variety of anonymization mechanisms, microaggregation is a common approach to satisfy the ...

The current economic climate is placing pressure on UK Universities to maximise use of their resources and ensure value for money. In parallel, there is a continuing focus on the student experience and a desire that all ...